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Aug 05, 2017

Cuevas/Duran Win Thrilling Match Tie-Break For Kitzbühel Title

Pablo Cuevas and Guillermo Duran earned their first team title in dramatic fashion at the Generali Open, surviving a thrilling Match Tie-break for the Kitzbühel crown. Fourth seeds Cuevas and Duran saved one match point to defeat Hans Podlipnik-Castillo and Andrei Vasilevski 6-4, 4-6, 12-10 in one hour and 26 minutes. It was the third victory in a Match Tie-break for the Uruguayan-Argentine duo this week. "We’ve known each other for a long time but we never had the chance to play together," said Cuevas. "It’s a pleasure to play with a friend and it feels even better if you end the tournament in this way. We are very happy." Podlipnik-Castillo and Vasilevski did well to handle the pressure of...

Jul 23, 2017

Duran/Molteni Claim Umag Doubles Title

Guillermo Duran and Andres Molteni claimed their first team ATP World Tour doubles title at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag on Saturday. The third-seeded Argentines needed one hour and 36 minutes to dispatch Croatian wild cards Marin Draganja and Tomislav Draganja 6-3, 6-7(4), 10-6. They fired four aces, while converting four of nine break chances. Duran and Molteni had an opportunity to close it out in the second set, but failed to convert on a pair of match points in the ninth game. They would drop the ensuing tie-break, but eventually emerged victorious in the deciding Match Tie-break. "We are so happy to win this week," said Duran. "Thanks to Andres for playing with me. We were a little...